The third sold out Alltech Academy course , held the week of November 10, 2013, was a huge success. Select Academy courses were also given in Dublin, Ireland July 18-20, 2013 of this year and were highly acclaimed.

More Craft Brewing and Distilling Courses (both 5 and 7 days) will be held in Lexington in 2014.

Today and tomorrow’s marketplace presents a matrix of challenges that requires an expansion of knowledge, skills and practical experiences. Even for experienced professionals, there is still much to be learned and applied in order to add value to a business and stay competitive.

The Alltech Academy has been established with you in mind. Our team of distinguished faculty and experts understand the relevance of continuing education at the advanced stages of your career. We have a designed a curriculum that encompasses diverse topics, project management, field exposure and international networking, all tailored to your area of expertise and industry focus.

I look forward to welcoming you to a program of experiential education that delivers long term benefits and an unparalleled experience.

Best Regards,

Dr. Pearse Lyons
President
Alltech

Brewing and Distilling

There's more to a career in brewing and distilling than enjoying a good beer or whiskey. It is critical to have a healthy interest in science to understand the process involved in creating the perfect pint.

The Alltech Academy is an initiative dedicated to the education and training needs of brewers & distillers and those in related industries. We offer a program that provides tailored content addressing all technical aspects of brewing and distilling including business, management and communication fields, all core skills in building and differentiating your position in the market.

Our multi-week program is designed to give professionals an overall view of brewing and distilling and a hands on experience unlike any other in the industry. Courses are conducted by our team of experienced and knowledgeable instructors, who understand the industry and the importance of differentiated skill sets. The program will expose the science of alcohol through lectures, seminars, discussion groups on beverages and related topics together with brewery and laboratory on-site visits.

Candidates

The following are ideal candidates for the Alltech Academy:

Brewmasters

Plant operators

Professionals in brewing and distilling

Engineers

Quality control professionals

Researchers

Packaging specialists

Process / Project Engineers

Yeast fermentation specialist

Distributors

Prework Week

Location: Webinars with advisors

Introduction to the Alltech Academy - Brewing and Distilling Program

Week in Lexington, KY

Location: Alltech’s International Training Center

List of Lectures

Brewing Raw Materials

Understanding malting and hands on malting laboratory sessions

Adjuncts

Mashing technologies

Water – treatment, characteristics and blending

Wort boiling and hops; quality and fermentation basics

Yeast – physiology, propagation, and nutrition

Stabilization ( Enzymes and stabilizers - their applicability)

Spoilage

How to make sure your filtration and stabilization processes are ideal for your product

Bottling and packaging beer (how to circumvent the most common problems)

Oxygen control in processing

Distilling

Understanding malting for distilled products

Other substrates

Mashing technologies

Mash quality and fermentation basics

Yeast for distilling – physiology, propagation, and nutrition

Enzymes and their use in distilled spirits production

Distillation – batch and continuous - theory and practice

Aging distilled beverages - how long is enough

Chill filtration and stabilization for your product

Proofing

Water treatment, characteristics and blending

Testing and Tasting whisky

Beer

How to handle and maintain quality in draught beer systems

Carbonation of beer and mixed gas technology

Whiskey

Aging ( wood, peat )

Blending

Cleaning

Hygiene in the plant - avoidance of microbiological problems

Cleaning and fouling of pipes and how to address

Equipment and engineering – how to design for trouble free operation

Engineering your liquid flow through pipes and pumps

Heating and cooling of product

Environmental issues, co products and waste treatment

Packaging

Packaging – how to circumvent the most common problems

Bottling

Canning

Kegging

Barrels

How to troubleshoot problems in production

Quality systems

Setting up a quality and recall system

What laboratory tests are needed on malt, hops, yeast, wort, beer and distilled products - how best to accomplish these

Non-lecture learning

Case studies, working in small groups, and focusing on practical technical brewing/distilling problems, business and marketing problems and recall/legal issues will be interspersed throughout the weeks as a learning tool.

Students will spend time in the brewery, distillery and laboratory to master ‘hands on’ brewing and distilling basics.

Tours will be organized to distilleries and other sites of interest throughout the course

Sensory training on beer, whiskey and bourbon

Ken Lee, Kentucky Ale Brewmaster

Faculty for the technical component of the course consists of a number of university professors drawn from international brewing/distilling schools as well as experienced brewers and distillers to assist with the hands on training. Faculty for the business/marketing/entrepreneurship component of the course are drawn from business school professors, lawyers, marketing specialists and media experts.

Alltech Academy Inaugural Class

Chris Lady, Kentucky Ale Brewer

Touring the Brewery

Registration material will be posted shortly for the next session.

Thank you for your interest in the Alltech Academy – Brewing and Distilling program. Please email Academy@alltech.com if you wish to have the latest brochure sent to you and/or you wish to be on our mailing list for news on our upcoming schools.